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Practice question: Corporations (RA 11232, Secs. 2, 4, and 18)

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

A chartered corporation’s special law expressly prescribes the rule for a corporate matter. An officer instead invokes a conflicting general RCC rule solely because the RCC is newer. No repeal or other overriding enactment is established. Which starting rule follows Section 4?
  1. Every charter is automatically void
  2. The officer may choose either rule for convenience
  3. The applicable special law or charter primarily governs, with RCC supplementation only insofar as applicable
  4. A public announcement resolves the conflict
  5. The corporation loses personality whenever rules differ

Legal references

  • RA 11232, Section 4: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/86463

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